NEED AN ALBINO EXPERT

Hey everyone, need a little help\advice. Does anybody know any tips for distinguishing between a Black Pastel Albino and a normal Albino hatchling fresh out of the egg? I attached a few pics of the entire clutch. In the third they are in water. Sorry, they are not great pics and they were taken with flash. All I have right now. I already handled them more than I wanted to so im gunna wait to take individual pics so I don't stress them anymore. Anyone see any that scream Black Pastel? This is my first clutch of Albinos and most of them look very similar to me.

Thats actually a hard question to answer, but I THINK I see some that are Black pastel and others would be normal albinos. But I would recommend letting them shed and then take pics with 2 or 3 snakes in each pic to see what they look like.

Thanks for the response Jessie. Sent you a pm

Originally Posted by Dbz4246

But I would recommend letting them shed and then take pics with 2 or 3 snakes in each pic to see what they look like.

Agreed. I could go cross eyed starring at them right now and still not have a clue. With albinos it usually takes me about a month+ for the initial "pink" to go away and really start to see real colors. Good luck

Thanks for the response Robert. Guess im just going to have to wait until they shed out. I was just too excited because these are the first albinos I ever hatched. They are all big healthy 80+ gram babies so I guess that's all that matters right now. I'll know soon enough.

Pattern and white (less yellow) heads is what I'd look for.
Awesome clutch, btw. What was your pairing? Black pastel albino X albino?

Thanks Clark. Yup pairing was Black Pastel Albino x Albino. Had an Enchi het Albino in the mix as well but the Black Pastel got the job done.

Pics of the parents?

Is the head of the black pastel albino parent (I'm assuming sire) lighter? I'd also expect you'd see a higher contrast among the black pastel ablinos compared to the regular albinos.

Yes the sire was a Black pastel albino. He is deep in shed at the moment. It is very easy to tell that he is Black Pastel. I am sure that once the babies shed it will be much easier to tell with them as well. I acquired the sire from Brian Sharp so I don't doubt the genetics. Im pretty sure I can pick out the Black Pastels I just don't want to say for 100% until they shed. They are very white already where the ones I believe to be normal Albinos have a pinkish color to them. Didn't really show up in the cell phone pics I posted.

Will be able to tell better as they shed and grow.